.A sturdy close in US equities today would certainly have signalled the 'all-clear' for threat assets. Rather, a 2.5% gain going into the ultimate hr of exchanging was trimmed to 1% at the close.Closing modifications: S&P five hundred: +1.0% Nasdaq Comp: +1.0% Russell 2000: +1.5% DJIA: +0.8% Toronto TSX Comp: -0.9% (was closed for vacation last night).This write-up was composed through Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.